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Joe Hill Books in Order

18 series including Locke & Key Graphic Novels, Harry Strong PI Mystery and more

★ 5 NYT bestsellers · 1 at #1 18 series 104 books Latest: Ushers (2024)

Since 2003, Joe Hill has published 104 books. The work is organised into 18 series; the longest is Locke & Key Graphic Novels at 9 books. The most recent release we track is Ushers (2024).

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1 The Cape 2 Finis Vitae 3 Locke & Key Graphic Novels 4 Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone 5 Locke & Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go… 6 Locke & Key: One-Shots 7 NOS4A2 8 Harry Strong PI Mystery 9 Tales From the Darkside 10 Tales from the Darkside Comic 11 Joe Hill's Thumbprint 12 Joe Hill's Rain Series with David M. Booher 13 Joe Hill Other Novels 14 Joe Hill Short Stories/Novellas 15 Joe Hill Short Story Collections 16 Joe Hill Graphic Novels 17 Creature Feature Collection 18 Joe Hill Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

5 books

Joe Hill has placed 5 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 16 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

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Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill Other Novels

7 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted Mar 2007

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The Fireman
Joe Hill Other Novels

2 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted May 2016 · 4 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Joe Hill’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

18 series · 104 books

The Cape Series

0 of 2 read
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1 The Cape 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Cape: 1969 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Finis Vitae Series

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1 Off World 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Locke & Key Graphic Novels

0 of 9 read
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1 Welcome to Lovecraft 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Head Games 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Crown of Shadows 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Keys to the Kingdom 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Clockworks 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Alpha & Omega 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Small World (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Heaven and Earth (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Golden Age 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone Series

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1 Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone # 0 (Short Story) ( With: Gabriel Rodríguez) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone # 1 ( With: Gabriel Rodríguez) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone # 2 (Short Story) ( With: Gabriel Rodríguez, Jay Fotos) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Locke & Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go… Series

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1 Locke & Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go… # 1 (Short Story) ( With: Gabriel Rodríguez) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Locke & Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go… # 2 (Short Story) ( With: Gabriel Rodríguez) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Locke & Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go… # 3 (Short Story) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Locke & Key: One-Shots Series

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1 The Guide To Known Keys 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Grindhouse 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Locke & Key: Dog Days (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

NOS4A2 Series

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1 NOS4A2 / NOS4R2 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Wraith 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Tales From the Darkside Series

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1 Tales from the Darkside 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Tales from the Darkside Comic Series

0 of 4 read
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1 Tales From The Darkside # 1 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Tales From The Darkside # 2 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Tales From The Darkside # 3 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Tales From The Darkside # 4 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill's Thumbprint Series

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1 Joe Hill's Thumbprint # 1 (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Joe Hill's Thumbprint # 2 (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Joe Hill's Thumbprint # 3 (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill's Rain Series with David M. Booher

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1 Rain ( With: David M. Booher) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill Other Novels

0 of 5 read
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1 Heart-Shaped Box 2007 🏆 Locus Award 2008🏆 ITW Thriller Award 2008🏆 Bram Stoker Award 2007Macavity Award 2008British Fantasy Award 2008Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Gunpowder 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Horns 2009 Locus Award 2011Bram Stoker Award 2010Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Locke & Key Audio Drama 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Fireman 2016 🏆 Locus Award 2017🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2016Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 21 read
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1 Voluntary Committal (Short Story) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Black Phone (Short Story) 2007 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Abraham's Boys (Short Story) 2007 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Better Than Home (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Dead-Wood (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Last Breath (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 My Father's Mask (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Pop Art (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Widow's Breakfast (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 You Will Hear the Locust Sing (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 In the Rundown (Short Story) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Throttle (Short Story) ( With: Stephen King) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 In the Tall Grass (Short Story) ( With: Stephen King) 2012 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Twittering from the Circus of the Dead (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Wolverton Station (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Dark Carousel (Short Story) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 You Are Released 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Late Returns (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Ushers 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill Short Story Collections

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1 20th Century Ghosts 2005 🏆 Audie Award 2008🏆 IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award 2006🏆 British Fantasy Award 2006🏆 Bram Stoker Award 2005Locus Award 2006World Fantasy Award 2006Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Best New Horror 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Road Rage ( With: Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Chris Ryall) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Tales from the Darkside: Scripts by Joe Hill 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Strange Weather 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Full Throttle 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill Graphic Novels

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1 Basketful of Heads 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Dying is Easy (Short Story) ( With: Gabriel Rodríguez, Martin Simmonds) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Creature Feature Collection Series

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1 The Pram 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Ankle Snatcher ( By: Grady Hendrix) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 It Waits in the Woods ( By: Josh Malerman) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Best of Luck (Short Story) ( By: Jason Mott) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Big Bad (Short Story) ( By: Chandler Baker) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joe Hill Anthologies

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1 The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Best New Horror 17 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Best New Fantasy 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Living Dead 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Best New Horror 19 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Smoke and Mirrors 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Dead That Walk 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Best New Horror 21 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 A Carnivàle of Horror 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Four For Fantasy 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Dark Discoveries - Issue # 35 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Flight or Fright 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Phantoms 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 At Home in the Dark 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Best of Best New Horror Volume 2 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 When a Stranger Comes to Town 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Revelations 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Twice Cursed 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Hill is the second child of authors Stephen and Tabitha King. He grew up in Bangor, Maine. His younger brother Owen is also a writer. Hill has three sons.

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